The Mega‐Box Set

~ Release by The Smithereens (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Demos 1: Girls About Town / Beauty & Sadness / Especially for You
2CD: Demos 2: Green Thoughts / 11
3CD: Demos 3: Blow Up / A Date With the Smithereens
4CD: Demos 4: Songs and Sounds
5CD: Demos 5: God Save the Smithereens
6CD: Demos 6: “God Save” Unreleased / Babjak Demos
7CD: Demos 7: Miscellaneous
8CD: Alternate Versions 1: Girls About Town / Beauty & Sadness / Especially for You
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1Girls About Town (“Chelsea Mixes”)
recording of:
Girls About Town
writer:
Pat DiNizio
2:55
2Girl Don't Tell Me (“Chelsea Mixes”)
cover recording of:
Girl Don’t Tell Me
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
2:19
3Got Me a Girl (“Chelsea Mixes”)
recording of:
Got Me a Girl
writer:
Pat DiNizio
3:05
4Girls Are Like That (“Chelsea Mixes”)
recording of:
Girls Are Like That
writer:
Pat DiNizio
2:27
5Girl Don’t Tell Me (“Big Combo Live” – Folk City 2/85)
cover recording of:
Girl Don’t Tell Me
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
3:09
6Tracey’s World (alternate mix – “Beauty & Sadness Sessions”)
recording of:
Tracey’s World
writer:
Pat DiNizio
3:56
7Much Too Much (alt mix – “Beauty & Sadness Sessions”)
recording of:
Much Too Much
writer:
Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host) and Pat DiNizio
2:22
8Some Other Guy (Skyline Studios)
cover recording of:
Some Other Guy
writer:
Pat DiNizio
2:31
9Beauty and Sadness (alt mix – “Beauty & Sadness Sessions”)
recording of:
Beauty and Sadness
writer:
Pat DiNizio
3:24
10Beauty and Sadness (Skyline Studios – no vocals)
recording of:
Beauty and Sadness
writer:
Pat DiNizio
2:13
11Behind the Wall of Sleep (12″ version)
recording of:
Behind the Wall of Sleep
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
4:41
12Behind the Wall of Sleep (Record Plant 5/19/85 – Pat and Jab mix 3)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1985-05-19)
recording of:
Behind the Wall of Sleep (on 1985-05-19)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:27
13Blood and Roses (Record Plant 5/19/85 – Pat and Jab mix)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1985-05-19)
recording of:
Blood and Roses (on 1985-05-19)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:40
14Blood and Roses (Record Plant 4/85 – no vocals)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1985-04)
recording of:
Blood and Roses (in 1985-04)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
4:05
15Behind the Wall of Sleep (Record Plant 4/85 – no vocals)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1985-04)
demo recording of:
Behind the Wall of Sleep (in 1985-04)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:37
16Alone at Midnight (Pat and Jab mix?)
recording of:
Alone at Midnight
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
4:45
17Cigarette (Pat and Jab mix?)
recording of:
Cigarette
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:03
18Crazy Mixed‐Up Kid (Pat and Jab mix?)
recording of:
Crazy Mixed-Up Kid
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:36
19Mr. Eliminator (Pat and Jab mix?)
recording of:
Mr. Eliminator
composer:
Dick Dale (surf guitarist)
2:03
20Blood and Roses (“Full Moon” TV show – airdate: 7/12/91)
live recording of:
Blood and Roses (on 1991-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
5:14
21Drown in My Own Tears (rehearsal – Capitol Tower sessions – no vocals)3:32
22Elaine (rehearsal – Capitol Tower sessions – no vocals)
recording of:
Elaine
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:41
23If the Sun Doesn’t Shine (rehearsal – Capitol Tower sessions – no vocals)
recording of:
If the Sun Doesn’t Shine
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:29
24Only a Memory (rehearsal – Capitol Tower sessions – no vocals)
recording of:
Only a Memory
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
publisher:
Famous Monsters Music (publisher) (in 1988)
3:56
9CD: Alternate Versions 2: Green Thoughts / 11
10CD: Alternate Versions 3: Blow Up / Songs and Sounds
11CD: Alternate Versions 4: “Date” / “God Save”
12CD: Micellaneous / Live / Joe Franklin Calls
13CD: Unreleased Tracks 1
14CD: Unreleased Tracks 2
15CD: More Live Rarities 1
16CD: More Live Rarities 2
17CD: Live Acoustic
18CD: More Live Rarities 3
19CD: “Especially for You” Live Compilation
20CD: “Green Thoughts” Live Compilation
21CD: “11” Live Compilation